[Peace-discuss] Upcoming events of interest to AWARE

[C. G. Estabrook]

We'll mention the March & April events on News from Neptune, Friday at 7pm on channels 6 & 99, and livestreaming at that hour at <urbanapublictelevision.org> (and repeats thru the week). --CGE


On Feb 26, 2013, at 11:16 AM, Stuart Levy <stuartnlevy at gmail.com> wrote:

> Some upcoming events below.  Unfortunately three of them happen concurrently on Wednesday, but hope you can attend at least one.
> 
> 7pm Wed 2/27 "People and the Olive", First Mennonite Church, Springfield & Lincoln, Urbana
>     Screening of the documentary People and The Olive.
>     The film follows a Michigan-based nonprofit's ultra-marathon across Palestine and their efforts to replant uprooted olive trees. This documentary focuses on cross-cultural connections and speaks out in support of Fair Trade. Join us for this 70 minute film with some discussion afterwards.
> 
> 6-8pm Wed 2/27 Planners' Network in "Race and Space Symposium", Asian American House, 210 W Nevada St
>     Interdisciplinary symposium on segregated spaces in our contemporary world including ghettos, slums and gated communities.   With Aaron Ammons, Francisco Baires, Stephanie Seawell.   Contact: Scott Humphrey, shmphry2 at illinois.edu. 
> 
> 7:30pm Wed 2/27  Keynote by Dr. Myrlie Evers-Williams + concert, Foellinger Great Hall, KCPA
>    Culminating celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation sesquicentennial.
>    Keynote speech by civil rights activist, and past president of the NAACP, Dr. Myrlie Evers-Williams (Medger Evers had been her husband).  More about her at:
>      http://www.naacp.org/pages/naacp-history-Myrlie-Evers-Williams
> 
>    ... and performances by the U of I Black Choir, Women's Glee Club, and U of I Wind Symphony.
>    At Foellinger Great Hall in Krannert Center, 500 S. Goodwin Ave, Urbana.  Free.
> 
> 
> 
> and two events with campaigners against the drug war, brought here by C-U Citizens for Peace and Justice and others --
> 
>  Neill Franklin of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition(LEAP) and
>  Clifford Thornton of Efficacy Now
> 
>    5:30-8:30pm  Thu 2/28  at  Levis Faculty Center, 919 Illinois St., Urbana
> and
>    5:30-8:30pm   Fri 3/1  at  Salem Baptist Church, 500 E Park St., Champaign
> 
> also note the YMCA Friday Forum --
> 
>    noon Fri 3/1  Rev Alexander Sharp: how Protestants for the Common Good are organizing to reform drug policy here in Illinois. 
>     University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St, Champaign
> 
>      This is part of the University YMCA's Friday Forum series.   Its theme this spring is Faith in Action - see the full list of speakers here:
>      http://www.universityymca.org/friday_forum/
> including
>     3/8 Soulforce, Dr. Cindi Love - Dedicated to Relentless, Nonviolent Resistance to Oppression Arising out of Fundamentalism
> 
>     3/29 Rev. Dr. Eugene Barnes, Metanoia Centers - Working on Economic Justice and Community Transformation from a Faith Base
> 
>     4/5 Eboo Patel, Interfaith Youth Core and Member of President Obama's Advisory Council - Author of Acts of Faith and Sacred Ground: Pluralism, Prejudice, and the Promise of America
> 
>     4/12 Rev. Dr. Clare Butterfield, Faith in Place, and Rev. Bob Rasmus, St. Matthew Lutheran Church - Helping People of Faith Understand Ecology and Economy as a Moral Issue
> 
>     4/19 Dr. Irfan Ahmad, Avicenna Community Health Center, and Donna Camp, Wesley Evening Food Pantry - Local Faith-Based Responses to Hunger and Healthcare
> 
>     4/26 Rabbi Rogerio Cukierman, Executive Director, UIUC Hillel/Cohen Center - Praying with Our Legs: The Intersection of Social Justice and Spirituality
>     
> 
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